The girl was stubborn.

This sentence in Urdu reads لڑکی ضدی تھی۔, in Hindi लड़की ज़िद्दी थी।, and is often typed in Hinglish as Larki ziddi thi.. In English, it translates to: The girl was stubborn..

Grammar Point: The Past Simple tense with "to be" (was) describes a past state, trait, or condition — here, "stubborn".

Structure: Subject + was + adjective/noun (e.g., I was stubborn).

Usage Tip: Use this pattern to describe how someone or something was in the past, unlike "am/is/are" for the present.

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